The Founder (2016)

This episode is on The Founder (2016), John Lee Hancock’s story on the evolution of McDonald’s from a pioneering fast food restaurant run by two brothers to the global juggernaut it later became. Centred on Michael Keaton’s portrayal of Ray Kroc, it follows him as he comes across the McDonald brothers’ place and their seminal Speedee system, upon which he has to get his hooks in and whore their creation out with gay abandon.

The episode includes sections on the story, cast and crew, production, history versus fact, release and reception, the film itself and 2016 in film. All that and more on this episode of The Cinephiles.

Making the Movie Sources

How Mark Knopfler Inspired Michael Keaton’s McDonald’s Movie, Dire Straits Blog, 2017.

https://direstraitsblog.com/blog/mark-knopfler-inspired-michael-keatons-mcdonalds-movie/

Between Tentpole Commitments, Jeremy Renner Builds His Producing Portfolio With John Lee Hancock’s ‘The Founder’, by Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2017.

https://deadline.com/2017/01/jeremy-renner-the-founder-don-handfield-the-weinstein-company-oscars-interview-1201880162/

John Lee Hancock in Talks to Direct McDonald’s Film ‘The Founder’, by Justin Kroll, Variety, 2014.

https://variety.com/2014/film/news/john-lee-hancock-in-talks-to-direct-mcdonalds-film-the-founder-1201376593/

How The Earliest McDonald’s Restaurants Were Recreated for Michael Keaton’s New Movie, by Jason Guerrasio. Business Insider, 2016.

https://www.businessinsider.com/original-mcdonalds-restaurants-the-founder-set-2016-12

Nick Offerman’s Character in “The Founder” Is Based on This Real Historical Figure, by Kat Eschner, Smithsonian Magazine, 2017.